Politics
Once left-leaning Twitter, X makes ‘monumental’ swing toward Republicans, reversing trend from 4 years agoThe once Democrat-heavy platform Twitter, now X, has become majority-Republican leaning, a new report shows. Regular news consumers on X now favor Republicans by 51%, according to Pew Research,… Read More
Opinion
Censorship crosses the pond as Brazil bans X(The Daily Signal) – The censorship regime that threatens Europe has crossed the Atlantic and has landed in the New World. Brazil became the latest example of a reputed “democracy” opting… Read More
Free Speech
Could crackdown on free speech in Brazil be U.S.’s future? Is Elon Musk our Tiananmen Square ‘Tank Man’?Brazil is “on the brink” of shutting down free speech online – but may only be further down the same path President Biden is blazing in the U.S. Read More
Free Speech
Court: Social media blocking by St. Louis official violated constitutional rights(The Center Square) – Former St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, now serving a prison sentence for an unrelated fraud charge, violated a constituent’s constitutional rights when he… Read More
Big Tech
Congressman calls out FBI, says ‘Twitter Files only tell part of the story’(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop is leveraging Twitter to expose how the company worked with the FBI to silence free speech, the latest in a series of… Read More
Biden administration, Big Tech
New ‘Twitter files’ allege Biden administration worked with Twitter to control COVID conversation(The Center Square) – A new batch of “Twitter files” released Monday indicates the Biden administration worked with Twitter to control the public conversation about COVID-19, which included censoring accounts… Read More
Big Tech
Hawley: Twitter’s lies about censoring conservatives, Sam Bankman-Fried’s financial schemes benefiting Democrats, beg for investigationsWith the silencing of conservatives on social media, a near-blackout of that story in “mainstream” media, and the sudden arrest – and silencing – of big donor Sam… Read More
Big Tech
‘Accountability is coming:’ Twitter files spark calls for consequences, answers(The Center Square) – A series of document dumps called the “Twitter files” have exposed the social media companies’ collusion with federal law enforcement and the Democratic Party to censor… Read More
Courts
Missouri, Louisiana AGs release 359-page Fauci deposition in social media collusion lawsuit(The Center Square) – A 359-page transcript of the deposition of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, was released Monday by the two attorneys general… Read More
Big Tech
Musk expected to expand Twitter operations in TexasLawsuits, investigations expected over released ‘Twitter files’ (The Center Square) – Before and after billionaire Elon Musk acquired the social media company Twitter, he’d been invited by Texas Gov. Greg… Read More
Big Tech
Pressure builds on Apple over Twitter dispute, ‘crackdown’ on Chinese protesters(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is pressing Apple CEO Tim Cook about his relationship with China and Apple’s “speech control” policies in the U.S. “I write… Read More
Big Tech
DeSantis blasts Apple in dispute over Elon Musk, Twitter(The Center Square) – Elon Musk says Twitter may now be removed from the Apple App store, prompting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to defend the social media company. “Apple has… Read More
Biden administration
Judge grants request by Missouri and Louisiana to depose top Biden officials for ‘colluding to suppress freedom of speech’JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A federal judge has granted Missouri and Louisiana’s request to depose top-ranking Biden administration officials for “colluding to suppress freedom of speech.”… Read More
Biden administration
Lawsuit alleging government collusion with social media companies to censor speech expands(The Center Square) – Officials from the White House, Centers for Disease Control, the FBI and 11 other federal agencies are being added to a lawsuit alleging collusion with social… Read More
Courts
Judge orders discovery phase in social media collusion lawsuit against Biden administration(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden, members of his administration and select social media companies must turn over documents and answer questions within the next 30 days during a discovery… Read More
Opinion
COLUMN: Are conservatives being censored by Big Tech? The evidence is becoming overwhelming. What to do?If Facebook has a “Most Wanted” poster in its break room, John Altevogt’s mug is likely on it. The Kansas City conservative has been in and… Read More
National, State Government
AGs sue Biden administration over claims it colluded with social media giants to censor speech(The Center Square) – As states push back against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ plan to combat “disinformation,” two attorneys general sued him, President Joe Biden, and other… Read More
National
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey resigns(The Center Square) – Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey is resigning as CEO, effective immediately, according to a statement he released Monday. He said Parag Agrawal, chief technology officer,… Read More
National
Republicans debate breaking up big tech after Trump’s Facebook suspension(The Center Square) – Many Republicans in Congress have reignited their calls to break up the big tech companies after Facebook announced last week they would maintain the suspension of… Read More
National
Facebook sticks with Trump suspension for now, sets future decision date(The Center Square) – Facebook announced Wednesday that the social media company would keep in place its suspension on former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts. The decision came… Read More